IFPE Countdown: The most recent IFPE Show

Last time, we talked a little bit of IFPE history, and today, I’d like to touch a little on the last iteration of IFPE, the very successful 2011 show. There were a combined 120,000 industry professionals from more than 150 countries at IFPE and the co-located events. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the show’s current owner, says that 44% of attendees were key company decision makers. More than 400 exhibitors spanned 140,000 square feet of exhibit space, making it the largest IFPE in history!

There were also three international exhibit pavilions highlighting products and services from China, Italy and Taiwan. And there were three exhibit pavilions, including the American Gear Manufacturers Association and the Power Transmission Distributors Association, as well as an exhibit pavilion that highlighted the expanded presence of sensors manufacturers at the show. In all, there were nearly two dozen supporting organizations for IFPE 2011:

ABIMAQ
American Gear Manufacturers Association
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
ASSOFLUID
British fluid Power Association (BFPA)
Canadian Fluid Power Association
CETOP-European Fluid Power Committee
China General Machine Components Industry Association
China Hydraulics Pneumatics & Seals Association
Compressors and Pneumatics Association
Fluid Power Association–Russia
Fluid Power Educational Foundation
FPDA Motion & Control Network
International Fluid Power Society
Japan Fluid Power Association (JFPA)
Milwaukee School of Engineering
National Fluid Power Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
Power Transmission Distributors Association
SAE International
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Taiwan Fluid Power Association

This year’s show runs from March 4-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visit www.ifpe.com for details.